‘Embarrassed’ G-Eazy apologizes for drug, assault bust

G-Eazy said he was “grateful & blessed” to be a free man after his arrest. (Brad Barket/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

Rapper G-Eazy is "grateful & blessed" to be a free man after his assault and drug bust last week in Sweden, but not too proud to admit he's also embarrassed.

The "Me, Myself & I" artist broke his silence on the May 2 arrest with a black-and-white Instagram post Sunday night in which he expressed his happiness at avoiding jail time, and thanked fans for their support.

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"Grateful & blessed to be free & safe. Happy to be in Copenhagen tonight doing what I love most," he wrote.

"Embarrassed & apologetic beyond words about the incident, but above all I'm so f--king grateful they let me go, craziest experience of my life, awful night with a lot of bad luck and some even worse decisions but like I said I'm grateful as f--k to be a free man, back on tour performing for the fans."

The 28-year-old rapper, whose real name is Gerald Earl Gillium, was arrested and charged with assault, drug possession and resisting arrest after he punched a secuirity guard in the face at a Stockholm club.

G-Eazy reportedly grew "belligerent" after a fan tried to snap a photo of him as he partied alongside pals including singer Sean Kingston and girlfriend Halsey, and a security guard who was caught up in the shuffle received an accidental series of blows to the face, according to TMZ.

After cops detained him for the assault, they reportedly found 1.5 grams of cocaine in his pocket, as well as a $100 bill.

G-Eazy was released Friday without bail, as it's not required in Sweden, and is on the hook for $9,000 in fines plus $810 restitution to his victim, according to People.

The rapper concluded his message Sunday by thanking his fans for the support and expressing his appreciation.